Wow, Kermit is still around?  I think the last time I used that was
around 1985.

Are modems still a thing?

On Sat, Dec 10, 2022 at 05:42:14PM -0700, Nelson H. F. Beebe wrote:
> Clem Cole mentions kermit in connection with the question raised about
> the uses of the cu utility.
>
> As an FYI, Kermit's author, Frank da Cruz, is preparing a final
> release, version 10.0, and I've been working with him on testing
> builds in numerous environments.  There are frequent updates during
> this work, and the latest snapshots can be found at
>
>         https://kermitproject.org/ftp/kermit/pretest/
>
> The x-YYYYMMDD.* bundles do not contain a leading directory, so be
> careful to unpack them in an empty directory.  The build relies on a
> lengthy makefile with platform-specific target names, like irix65,
> linux, and solaris11: the leading comments in the makefile provide
> further guidance.
>
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